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He-Man.org
gives a very special thanks to Matt R.
and Adam Tyner.
In
1995 Adam Tyner started one of the first MOTU sites on the
internet. Originally sparse in content, Adam plugged away
at it until it became the largest fan resource for MOTU, equipped
with toy and cartoon info as well as a board for fans to interact
On November 15, 1995,
I got a new Pentium 75mHz
computer equipped with
a blazingly fast 28.8K
modem. I immediately set
out to search the web
for everything I could
possibly think of.
One of my early searches
was for Masters of the
Universe, and I was amazed
by the lack of sites out
there. The only one I
could find was Kevin Hebert's,
which was an adaptation
of a Usenet post he'd
made sometime earlier,
with some drawings added.
The idea faded into the
back of my mind until
December 4th, when I found
a tape my father had made
of some He-Man videos
we'd rented over a decade
earlier. That rekindled
my interest, and I started
searching more comprehensively.
Finding anything about
Masters of the Universe
was next to impossible.
There were no pictures
of any
of the action figures
anywhere online, nor were
there were any captured
images from the cartoon.
I found a few scattered
pictures here and there,
scanned from the back
of mini-comics and action
figure cards, and I ran
across a copy of the theme
song in WAV format. I
scoured www.dejanews.com
(site is no longer available)
for discussions of Masters
of the Universe, but the
limited size of their
archive didn't provide
much.
I compiled a short list
of addresses and contacted
the people I discovered
on Usenet, and on December
5th I posted to the newsgroup
rec.arts.animation announcing
that I was assembling
a mailing list. Later
that month, I added those
few pictures, the theme
song, links to a couple
of related sites, and
the list of 'fans' (named
something else, originally)
to a couple of pages on
my ISP's server, which
at the time allowed me
to post a whopping 100K
of web space.
Almost immediately, I
found myself flooded with
e-mails from people about
MOTU, everyone contributing
something. I started the
first MOTU gallery, which
was just stills captured
from an AVI of the opening
theme. I put up an action
figure guide that I was
e-mailed, and I put together
an e-mail newsletter called
the Scrolls of Grayskull
that I sent out for the
first time in May of 1996.
I quickly exceeded my
100K allotment, and after
a quick stint of hosting
my files on the insanely
unreliable GeoCities a
fella named
Jason Short stepped in
and offered to host my
images on his server.
There was a time when
2 or 3 megs of images
was a ridiculous amount.
And the rest is history!
In
1996, Matt R. set out with his own idea. Matt wanted
a comprehensive guide for MOTU filled with tons of images
and detailed information about MOTU, especially about the
toys, books, and comics.
This
guide was originally a stand-alone program fans could download
for use on their computer. But, Matt eventually found it was
easier to maintain and access if he had the content online,
so he created his own website.
During
this time, Jason Moore had setup He-Man.org. His idea was
to have a complete resource for all MOTU fans online. After
realizing he did not have the time to complete this task,
he invited Matt and Adam to host their sites, the two largest
on the internet, on He-Man.org.
Eventually,
Matt and Adam decided to join their efforts and create the
ultimate Masters of the Universe resource. And after a year
of dedicated effort, the two sites merged forming our very
own He-Man.org.
Debuting
as a comprehensive masterpiece in 1999, He-Man.org has continued
to grow beyond the capacity of anyone's imagination. Known
world-wide as the #1 resource for MOTU, the site has become
a daily stop for fans and creators alike.
Although
they have moved on, their vision continues to grow every day.
We will always be thankful for their efforts. Without them,
we wouldn't have the resource we have today. They truly are
Masters of
the Universe...
A very special thanks goes to The
Snake Man. He has been incredibly helpful, going so far
as to pretty much single-handedly do the POP and NA minicomics,
MOTU and POP magazines, and NA toys. Thanks.
Aidan Cross has
very generously written the reviews for all seventy-two issues
of the UK MOTU magazines and the UK Ladybird books. He's also
worked or is working on the UK Adventure magazines, the UK NA
mags, and the UK POP mags! Aidan stepped right up and volunteered!
He's our main link to the England, and he's done a superior
job.
Jacob Quisenberry
has donated his Grayskull Tour and video game sections to He-Man.org.
The Grayskull Tour project alone has taken him eighty plus hours
to complete.
Special
thanks to theses He-man.org members for their help!
These
members answered our call for help on He-Man.org. Using their
own time and talents to help us move toward a COMPLETE
He-Man.org!
Mike
Nicolau - Hamato Yoshi
Kevin Buckstiegel - Vectorlime
Dan Neumann - Cantina-Dan
Adam Bowser - princeAdam_TN
Ryan Foley - Rmfoley
Frank La Terra - Frankos
Chris Krzal - CJKToyBay
Alejandro Papouchado - PAPU
Dennis Sullivan - djsully3
Daniel Knight - Daniel Knight
Ryan Buck - Mighty Buck
Rich Molinelli - MankindRam
Chris
Baker - Icephoenix
Eric Padgett - Crow
Ric Byrne - Byrneout
Justin Baril - DarkPhoenix
James Epperson - JME2000
Brent Patterson - MOTUFan
Richard Clements - okayplayer
Johnny Ramirez - Razzbel
John Constantine - Troz Bloodbone
Ric Nicholls - Sllohcin
Paul Stricker - The New Old He-Man
Steven English - Alucard
Thanks
guys!
Thanks
to everyone else that has submitted an idea, scanned an
image, offered information, or corrected a mistake!
We really
appreciate you guys helping us make this the best Masters
of the Universe site on the Net!
And finally, thanks to our visitors! Without you, this
site wouldn't be what it is!
